Yearly Archives: 2021

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: HIS HOLY WAY — A SUMMARY

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME 15: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: HIS HOLY WAY, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION I am here presenting a summary of another one of my “Collected Writings” volumes. This one is #15, The Ten Commandments: His Holy Way (The CRA, 2020, 191pp.). It is the third of the three volumes in this series that deal with ethical issues. Almost all of the 18 volumes in the series are (as indicated) collections of my shorter writings, most of which had never before been available in book form. The two exceptions … Continue reading →

LIVING THE SANCTIFIED LIFE– A SUMMARY

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LIVING THE SANCTIFIED LIFE — A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME 14: LIVING THE SANCTIFIED LIFE, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION The words “doctrine” and “theology” are not synonymous. “Doctrine” literally means “teaching” in a generic sense; it comes from the Latin word doctrina, which means “a teaching, a body of teachings, instruction.” (The Latin word doctor means “teacher”!) In the Christian context, the word “doctrine” stands for everything the Bible teaches to be true or false, and right or wrong. That last sentence is important, because it distinguishes the two main categories of Bible doctrine, i.e., … Continue reading →

THE GENDER ROLES DEBATE — A Summary

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THE GENDER ROLES DEBATE– A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME THIRTEEN: THE GENDER ROLES DEBATE, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION Volume 13 of my “Collected Writings” series opens the door to the category of ethics, focusing on the specific subject of gender roles. The book is titled The Gender Roles Debate, and contains eleven rather substantive essays on various issues—especially what the Bible says about women preachers and teachers in the church. Three essays speak to the issue of gender roles in the home, and three of them address the subject of feminism in general. In the … Continue reading →

FROM NOW TO ETERNITY: PROPHECY AND THE END TIMES — A Summary

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FROM NOW TO ETERNITY: PROPHECY AND THE END TIMES – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME TWELVE: FROM NOW TO ETERNITY: PROPHECY AND THE END TIMES, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION The first eleven volumes in this series were not written as parts of a “systematic theology”; they are just miscellaneous brief studies on various aspects of Biblical subjects and (mostly) grouped around specific subjects. This volume is different, however. Here I have indeed attempted to produce a unified systematic study of what the Bible says about a specific subject: prophecy and the end times. This is … Continue reading →

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST — A SUMMARY

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THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME ELEVEN: THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION Volume eleven in my “Collected Writings” series is about ecclesiology, a big word that refers to issues regarding THE CHURCH. The English term comes from the Greek word ekklēsia, which is used over a hundred times in the NT and is almost always translated as “church.” It literally means “called-out ones,” i.e., a group that has been called to assemble together for a specific purpose. It comes from two other Greek words, i.e., kaleō, … Continue reading →

GOD’S AMAZING SALVATION, VOL. II — A SUMMARY

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GOD’S AMAZING SALVATION, VOL. II – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME TEN: GOD’S AMAZING SALVATION, VOL. II, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION As I explained when introducing the previous volume, I have enough material on the subject of salvation to fill two volumes; thus this one (Collected Writings, vol. 10) is God’s Amazing Salvation, Volume II. PART ONE: OBEDIENCE TO THE GOSPEL Part One of this book is about “Obedience to the Gospel,” including a four-part sermon series by that title. The four parts are (guess what?) faith, repentance, confession, and baptism! Here I will give … Continue reading →

GOD’S AMAZING SALVATION, VOL. I — A SUMMARY

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GOD’S AMAZING SALVATION, VOL. I – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME NINE: GOD’S AMAZING SALVATION, VOL. I, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION Here, I am summarizing the contents of volume 9 of my Collected Writings, God’s Amazing Salvation, Vol. I. You will notice that this is only one of two volumes on the subject of salvation. Appropriately, I seem to have written more about this subject than any other (at least in short pieces). The major theme of this volume is the subject of grace. Some other items are included, but most of the material (especially … Continue reading →

SPIRITS: HOLY AND UNHOLY — A SUMMARY

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SPIRITS: HOLY AND UNHOLY – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME EIGHT: SPIRITS: HOLY AND UNHOLY, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION After compiling volume 7 on the person and work of Jesus, it seemed natural that the next volume in this series should be about the Holy Spirit. A problem arose, however: I did not seem to have enough available material about the Spirit to fill a complete volume! This is why I decided to combine what material I did have with my even smaller amount of essays and articles on demonic spirits. Hence the title combines … Continue reading →

JESUS: LORD AND SAVIOR — A SUMMARY

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JESUS: LORD AND SAVIOR – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME SEVEN: JESUS: LORD AND SAVIOR, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION All of volume 7 in my Collected Writings series is devoted to Christology—the study of what the Bible says about Jesus. The title is Jesus: Lord and Savior. Christians have studied this aspect of God’s revelation as much as—if not more than—any other subject, so there is not much new that can be said about it. Thus most of what appears in the thirty lessons included here has no doubt been discussed before. Still, a lot … Continue reading →

BIBLICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: MAN, SIN, AND DEATH — A Summary

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BIBLICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: MAN, SIN, & DEATH—A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME SIX: BIBLICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: MAN, SIN, & DEATH, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION Here I am continuing to summarize the contents of my 18-volume series of “Collected Writings”; this one is volume 6, Biblical Anthropology: Man, Sin, and Death. In systematic theology this subject would come up directly after the doctrine of God, and would simply be called “the doctrine of man.” As you can see, in preparing these volumes I have not followed the usual order. That is because this book series is not meant to … Continue reading →